Connecticut western news., 1887-10-19
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

The civil term of the superior court commences next Monday.
 The six paper mills of Dalton make 73 tons of paper daily.
 Pittsfeld had its first furry of snow this season last Wednesday, morning.
 A lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen was instituted last week in Pittsfeld.
 Housatonic had grand squirrel hunt last week, in which 40 hunters partici- pated, d Lee ranks as the ninth in importance among the paper manufacturing towns in the country.
 Gov and Mrs Ames held an informal reception at Maplewood Pittsfeld, Thursday evening.
 Indications point to the early resump tion of work at the Hurlbut Paper Co.'S mills at South Lee.
 Farley Brothers, of Stockbridge, have the contract for remodelling the Cone paper mill at Housatonic.
 Edgar Taft, manager of the Adams cooperative association, has been charged with embezzlement Conductor w. w. Wilber, of the Boston & Albany road has travelled 1.65O,O0 miles in the past A years.
 The newspaper men of the county have formed an organization to be known as the Berkshire press club.
 The 25th anniversary of Principal Rice's connection with the Lee high school will be appropriately celebrated.
 Curtis hotel at Lenox, is to be entire ly lighted with electricity next year, the power to be supplied from Pitts | field.
 The Duke of Marlborough is credited with saying that the Berkshire hills present the finest coloring of foliage he has ever seen.
 MT Tod, superintendent of the Til bury docks in London, the greatest sys- tenn of docks in the world, visited Berkshire last week.
 Gen Armstrong, of the Hampton Institute, will lecture in Pittsfield early in December. He will be accompanied by some of his Indians.
 F. A. Flagg, the famous basso of the First church choir in Pittsfeld, has severed his connection with that choir, and will locate in Chicago.
 A dinner party given by Miss Fur ness, of Lenox, in honor of Bishop Potter was one of the most notable events of the season, in that place.
 Mir John McKane, formerly clerk in Kennedy & McInnes' store in Pitts. field, will soon graduate in the science of phrenology and appear as lecturer.
 M. Novello, the former harpist with Sig Laraja, has been visiting Pittsfeld where he has a host of friends. He has abandoned the musical profession and is ill business in New York.
 The dedicatory services at the Memo rial hall, Sheffield, will occur tomorrow (Thursday). Edward Everett Hale George William Curtiss and other prominent men are expected to be present.
 The nuptials of Miss Florence Bod ley, sister of Rev H. I. Bodley of the Episcopal church, and Rufus Daven port, of St Paul, Minn., will be celebra ted Friday, the 20th, at 6 o'clock in the Episcopal church. The bridesmaids will be Misses Elizabeth Tyler, Amy Perry, Julia Read and Nelly Perry the maids of honor Misses Mamie Will COX and Sarah Marsh. There will be six ushers, among whom are the follow ing from North Adams, Arthur D Cady Judpe Lawrence Georoa Honkins anc F s Richardson. The other two usher will be friends of the groom from New York. The ceremony will be performed by the brides brother and will be fol lowed by reception at his house to tn, relatives and-bridal party. When thes, people become Mir and Mrs Davenpor they will reside in St Paul. Nortl Adams cor. Springfield Republican.